Political and Social Writings: 1955-60 - From the Workers' Struggle Against Bureaucracy to Revolution in the Age of Modern Capitalism v. 2

384 Pages·1988·2.96 MB·English

by  Cornelius Castoriadis

CornelCiausst oriadis
PolitaincdaS lo ciWarli tings
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TRANSLATED AND EDITED
BY DAVID AME S CURTIS
Volume Fromt heW orkers'
2,1 955-1960:
StrugAgglaei nBsutr eauctroaR ceyv o­
lutiiontn h Aeg eo fM oderCna pitalism
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10/1U8n,i oGne neradl'eEi dtioannsdC ornelCiausst ori©adi 1s97,3 ,1 9741,9 79.
"WildcaStt rikients h eA mericAaunt omobIinldeu str"yW,o"rk eCrosn frotnhteB u reaucracy,"
and" AutomatiSortni keisn Eng.la"In ndL 'Expenednumc oeu vemoeunvtr 1i:eC r,o mmelnutt ter
(1974).
"Khrushcahnedv tDheec omposiotfiB ounr eaucrIadteiocl og"yC,u"r taoinnt heM etaphysoifc s
theT railsa,n"d " TheP roletaRreivaonl utaigoani ntshteB u reaucr"a IcnLy .aS ociete
bureaucr2a:Lt aiqR ueveo,l utcioonntl rab eu reau(c1r79a3t)i.e
"Ont heCo nteonftS ocialIisIm.I,"nL eC ontednusu o cia(l91i7s9m)e.
"Ont heC onteonftS ocialIiIsmIT,:h eW orkerSst'r ugagglaei ntshteO rganizaotfit ohne
CapitaElnitsetr p,r"i" sPeroletaanrdiO artg anizaIti,ao"nn d," WhaRte alMlayt tres."I n
LE'xpenendcume o uvemoeunvtr 2i:eP r,r oUtaertoi ragntai sa(t1i79o4n) .
"ModerCna pitalainsdRm e volut.i"Io nnC apitamloidsernmeee t r evolut2i:Lo enM ,o uvement
relvoutionsnoauIisecr aep itamloidsemrn(ee1 7 99).
Allri ghrtess eerd.vN o parotf t hipsU blicamtaiyob ner eproducsetdo,ri end rae triseyvaslt em,
ort ransmi,t tiaennd yf ormo rb ya nym eanse,l ectromneicch,a nipchaolt,o copyriencgo,r ding,
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Inclubdiebsl iograapnhdii nedse xes.
Contenvt.s1 :.1 964-195f5ro,m t hec ritioqfub eu reaucrtaot chyep ositciovnet eonft
social-iv.s2 m.1 955-19f6r0o,mt hew orkersst'r ugagglaei nbsutr eaucrtaor ceyv oluitnito hne
ageo fm odercna pitalism.
1.S ocisacli enc2e.Cs o.m munis3m..L aboarn dl aborcilnags s4e.sB .u reaucracy.
I. TiItIlT.ei .t lPeo:l itaincdas lo ciwarli tings.
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Contents
ForewoDradv Aimde Csu rtviisi
Abbreviaxt ions
A Notoen t hTeex ta nd NIottse X1s1 l
1.W ildcSattr iiknte hsAe m eriAcuatno moIbnidlues 3t ry
2.W orkeCrosn frtohnBetu reauc1r4ac y
3.A utomaSttiroinik nEe nsg la2n6d
4.K hrushacnhdet vhD ee composoifBt uiroena ucIrdaetoilc3o g8y
5.C urtoanit nh Mee taphyosfti hcTesr ai ls4 8
6.T heP roletRaervioalnua tgiaoitnnh sBetu reauc5r7a cy
7.O nt hCeo ntoenfSt o ciaIlIi9s 0m ,
8.O nt hCeo ntoenfSt o ciaIlIiTsIhm:e,W o rkerSst'r uggle
agaitnhsOetr ganizoaftt hiCeoa np italist IESnSte rprise
9. ProlaentdOa rrgiaanti zIa t1i9o3n ,
10W.h aRte alMlayt te2r2s3
11M.o deCranp itaalniRdse mv olut2i2o6n
Appentdoit xhF ei rEsntg lEidsiht i3o61n
AuthoIrnr'tosd ucttoit oh1ne7 9 4E nglEidsiht i3o2n6
Appendi3x4eSs
A.T abloefC ontefnotVros l um3e 347
B. Glos3s4a8r y
Bibolgirap3h5y 3
Inde3xS 9

Foreword
DaviAdm esC urtis
Inp resentthiisnsegc ond voofCl ourmneeC laisutsdo irsip'aosl iatnidcsa olc ial
writiwnegr esf,te hrre e adteotr h aeu thoprre'fsaa ncdte h ter ansliattoorr'/se d
forewoirnvd o lu1ma esw elalst hmea tepruiabll isheidnt htAehp epreen dixes.
We will msearayfe elwwy o rdosfi ntroduhcetrieo.n
Thes econd voluamb er iceofv,e rbpsur tol pivefiercri,yoo fCd a stdoirsi'as
workS.ta rftrionamgn alyosfwe isl dsctartii knAe mse riacuat,o masttiroink es
andt hseh ospt ewamrodvse'm einnEt n glaannddt, h nee wm ilitaamnocnyg
Frenwcohr k,eC rasstorcihardoinsiw chlaets dah we a anis n creaascitndigevl­ey
tachmae" ncto,m iunngs tu[cdckeo"l leomfte hnweto ]r kicnlgaf srsot mh ter a­
diti"ownoarlk ingt-rcaldaes-sau"nn pdio olni btuirceaalu acnradam coyv ement
towanredwf ormso fo rganiaznasdtt iroung Tghlede e.v elopiwnigt hctirhnie s is
Eastbelronac n di tesx plfirocmisot f w orkingr-ecvlowalhstis,c h heh adfi rst
discuins rseelda ttoit oh1ne 9 5E3a sGte rman irnes voomlett holefa tteerx ts
transfloavrto eldu 1ma en wdh icthhS eo ciaolui sBmaerg braorhuiapde baene­n
ticipfaotyrie nagrw se,r e anianle yvzegenrd e adteeprt h" ThPer oletarian
in
Revoluatgiaoitnnh sBetu reauc"r aocntychc,eer aciknts h eed ifiocfte h Feu ling
"Communbiusrte"a uwcerraeecx ya miinne dth wioss h oersts aytsh aeof nt er­
matohf t hTew entiCeotnhg roefts hsCe o mmunPiasrtot fyt hSeo viUenti on
(K"hrushacnhdteh vDe e composoifBt uiroena ucIrdaetoilacon gdy "" Curtain
ont hMee taphyosfti hcTesri asl,t"h lea tbteeirn sge tat olfai cncgo uwnittsh
Merleau-aPnodn dthiyis sc usosfti hoMeno scotwr iianhl is1s 49 7b ooHku, ­
maniasnmTd e r.r or)
Undetrhi em peotfut shc irsi asnids c iotnsc omsittraungtag nliden ss,p ini red
partibcyut lhaHeru ngarRieavno luCtaisotno,r rieoafrdmiusl ahtiesd afitr­st
tempattbs r ingoiunttgh "ep osictoinvteoe fns to cialiinas v me"rd ye tailed,
programdmiastciucos fsw ihoaant nbounr eauscorcaitiacl ist sloocoike ty might
lik(e" Otnh Ceo ntoefnS to ciaIlIis"am)n,,td h e(nC ISI Ii)na ne xploration of
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viii 0 FOREWORD
thweo rkeirnsf'o rsmtarlu aggttl hpeeo ionfpt r oduacgtaiiotnnhsc eta pitoarl­ist
ganizattihboeun s ionfe ss eHnest aetwrh psirtsir sueag.sgt lhceer eastoiuvrec e
ofn ewf romso fo rgani,za acttiiaoonnnod,b e jctitvheaastr s eo cialniasttu1 r ien.
Theq uestihoonwa nodwf h yt oo rganiinaz nie n creabsuirnegaluyc ratized
worilstda kuepna gaiinn" ProleatnadOr rigaatn izIa,to"ic ocna,s iboytn heed
secosnpdl itth Seio nc iaoluiB samreb agrriowuepi tChl auLdeef oarntod t hers.
Herteh aen tinomy tbhegeto waoelfte hnre e volutoirognaanriy(z saotciioanl ism
ast haeu tonoamcotuisov fti htpeyr oletaanrdi taahetsel iminoafht iieorna rchy
and aoldfli visiinso oncsi beettyw e"edni recatnod"r esx"e cutaanndtt hse" )
probloefom r ganifzotirhn gigos a ilnt hhee raen ndo w- whicwha fisr sstt ated
in" ProleLteaardiearn(s shveiopel" u 1m-)ei esx ploirnre edl attoaic orni tique
of" traditionalB"o l(sihnefcvolirukmod)sfi nogr ganaisz awatesil olaan nn a l­
ysiosft hhei stooftr hywe o rkemrosv'e meTnhte.se em phaosnet sh cer eative
conflaittc htpe o ionft productitohrneo laen droe fvo onal utoirognaanriyz a­
tioinnf osteraiuntgo nomgoruass s-arcotoiatonsnds trugagrblere o ught to­
gethienar s hort epniteic"teWl headRt e alMlaytr t,se"w rittetnhp eof pourl ar­
izemdo nthsluyp pletmoSe oncti aoluiB samreb aProuiveo,Oi urv r(iWoerrk ers'
poewr).
Finaolulsrye ,c ovnodl ucmoen clwuidtehs "MCoadpeirtnaa lniRdse mv olu­
tio(nM"eR ), ltohnega ensdt ontehm eoo sfit m porotfaC nats tosr'itsae dxits.
AlolfC astoirsim'aasdj tohre maersre e sthaetreYedet. t hitse xwth,i cwha osc ­
casiobnyte hde unchallenogfGe adu ltlirinMis aumym 1 p9h,5 a 8ntdh meo d­
ernizoaftF iroennc cahp ittahlaits met vheeinxstp reed,sm sarkads e citsuirvne
inC astosr'iwsar diitiBnyge sx.p loervienfngur thtehrie n consisatnedn cies
incoherencietsh eooafrn ydpM raarcxatinisdcbt ey e xpostihnfeiga l uorfie t s
predicCtaisotnosr,bi aacdkiuispnh, gi a sr gumewnittahsw e alotfh dbautatal so
challetnoig tivnseg rr yo otthse e"notebicjrtei voirsite"n toaftt riaodni tional
Marxipsrme,s tehnrete sa dweirtt hh ceh oiocfre e maiMnairnxgoi rs tr emaining
revolutionabreey l a(btohirinas'M t �aewrdix lialsn mRd e volutTihoenyoa"rr)y.
Hec hootshelesa tctoeurr ussei,hn igcs r itoifqt urea ditMiaornxaitlsop m o int
ouwta yisnw hicohn en ootn lcya rne marienv olutbiuoctna ainrm ym ensely
broadtehcneo ncoefpw th aitso rc abne r evolutiinmo ondaercryan p itsaol­ist
cieats yo,c iwehtoysa ep parenti nds eusctcreossyosic nimgae lalnyiu nlag cftivity
and fiosnt erai cnogn susmoecri cehtayr actbeyrt ihzbeeu dr eaucratization,
depoliitoinac,ni dpzr aitvatiozfla itifineao lnl sphhacesar leilsne tdqo u estion
thvee ry pososfci abliltlihinsitgosy c ietqyu eisnttioo n. aPttu hvbeel ribyse h­ed
ginnoiftn hgde e caCdaes,t oriadism aennoyuft n hcmeia aittnhe edm oefss o cial
chanignte h sei xtiinecsl,u tdhirene gv ooflw to meann dy outthh,ce r itoifq ue
everyldiaifynea liltf so rsm,a ndt hteo tal cthoat lrlaednigtiein osntailt utions
andfor mso fl eit fendtionwga trhdce r eaotfin oenwa nda utonowmaoyuossf
liviNnege.d lteoss asty h,e asrete h teh emheees l aboirnat thees ttehxaattrts eo
appeiantr h pel antnheidvr odl uomfte h per esseenrti es.
Thoupguhb liosuhotefc d h ronoloorgdiwecerha ,al v ien cluadtte hdee n odf
"ModeCranp itaalniRdse mv olnu"at nia oppentdoti hx1e 69 5S olidtarraintys ­
latainoadnn i ntrodtuoctt hi1eo79 n4e ditoifto hnti rsa nslTahteai popne.n dix
puttsor estth e Maproxliistti calc-oenccoenopof"tm t ihcfel a lirnagto ef
FOREWORD 0 ix
pro.fi"Tth e1 794i ntrodpurcotviioasdn ee lsf -exaomfit nh"aegt einoecnr oanl­
ceptainomdne thoodfM" e Ra sw ell uapsd aaotnfhe i asn alywshiiscs,hh ows
nootn lhyo wt htieswx ats" confirbmyee xdp eribeunatcl ehs"oo w e venitnts h e
intervfieftneieynneg a risn,c lutdhi"enp go lituipchaelao"vf at lh1se6 90asn d
th"ee conocmriicos"fet shm eid -1970csa,bn e i llumiwniatthteihdnce o ntext
oft hnee wr eovlutiopnearsrpye lcatdiiodvw en there.
Note
1.D eservsipnegc ial miesCn atsitoonr iaddiissc'usso sfi" otne chniiqnu et"ch hea ptferro mC S
II entit"lSeodc ialiisst mh eT ranosrfmatioofnW o rk."T hed istinchteim oank es tbheertew een
"techniqauned"" t echnolloagyyts"h et heoretical a sboacsiiaspl rifosocjtrte -tob ec arrieodu bty
thweo rktehresm selavdeasp-toiafnn gdc hangienxgi sttionogal nsd o fi nventnienwgt ooalnsd w ork
procesaspepsr oprtioat thee inre wn eedasn ds ituatiinao sno cieutnyd ergoai snogc iatlriasnts for­
matioTnh.e i mportabnuttr, e latiuvneclryi tciocnacle,op f"t a pproprtieacthen olcougryr"e nt today
coulbdeg reatsltyr engthaenndbe rdo adenbeyid n corporCaatsitnogdr iisai'nss igohntt sh imsa tter.
Abbreviations
TexAtb breviaftoiVroo nlsu mWersi ttbeyCn o rneliCuass toriadis
CL LeCsa rreofurdsul abyr(iEndtihtedi uoS nesu il,
1798C)r.o ssirnot ahLdeas yb rin(MtIhT Press and
HarvePsrteeLsris m it1e89d4.,)
CMR1 Capitamloidsemernetre ve olut1i:o InmL,pr' ei aleits me
lag ue(r0rl/e1 1879,9 .)
CMR2 Capitamloidsemernetre ve olut2i:Lo eMn o,u vement
rveolutisoonuInseca a ipriet amloidsemren e
(l/0187,9 .)1 9
CS LeC ontdeuns uo cia(l1/i01sm18e79, 9 .)
DH Domaidnele 'sh o(mLmee S1e89u6i.)l ,
EM01 LE'xpreiednucm eo uvement1 :Coo umvmrelinuettr t,e r
(l/011879,4 .)
EM02 LE'xpreiednucm eo uvement Porulovirtiaeertr,i a2t:
orngiasa(t1/i08o1,n1 794.)
lIS LI'nstiitmuatgiiodnnea islroiaece (tLee S1e79u5il),.
ThIem agiInnasryt iotfSu otciio(enMty I PTr easnsd
Polity 1P89r7e)s.s ,
PSW1 PolitaincSdao lc iWrailt inVoglsu,m1 e.1 4969-515:
Frotmh Cer itoifBq uuree aaycut cotr hPeo istive
ContoefSn otc ia(lUinsimv eorfs iMtiyn nPeressost)a.
PSW2 PolitaincSdao lc iWrailt inVoglsu,m2 e.1 5969-610:
Frotmh Weor kerSstr'ugagglaei Bnusrtec aryua cto
Revoliuntt ihAoegn eo f M odeCrna pitalism
(UniveorfMs iintnye sPorstes.a)
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